What This Service Covers
Public organisations need practical ways to decide whether proposed data and AI uses are appropriate, accountable, and workable. We help teams structure those decisions without presenting Paragon as a statutory authority, certifier, or replacement for legal or security specialists.
We can help establish an AI use-case intake process, identify privacy and accountability questions, prepare draft governance documents, and create clear routes for human review, escalation, and approval. Each project is shaped around the organisation's stated purpose, information flows, suppliers, stakeholders, and existing governance arrangements.
The work is designed to be useful before implementation and throughout the life of a project. It can support internal tools, resident-facing services, supplier assessments, data-sharing proposals, and staff adoption of approved AI tools. Final legal, procurement, security, and operational decisions remain with the client and its responsible officers and advisers.
What You Receive
- Public Sector Data & AI Governance Framework
- AI use-case register and intake process
- Draft responsible-use and acceptable-use guidance
- DPIA and data-sharing assessment support
- Supplier and procurement question sets
- Human-oversight and escalation procedures
- Leadership or staff briefing materials
- Practical implementation roadmap
How We Work
Scope
We clarify the organisation's objectives, current projects, stakeholders, suppliers, data flows, and existing governance arrangements.
Structure
We create the registers, screening questions, roles, approval routes, and documentation needed for repeatable decisions.
Support
We work through priority use cases and prepare draft policies, assessments, supplier questions, and human-oversight controls.
Embed
We provide briefings, action plans, and optional ongoing support so the process can be used and maintained by the client team.
Why This Matters for Your Organisation
- Turn broad AI ambitions into defined, reviewable use cases
- Give staff and senior owners a clearer route for responsible decisions
- Identify privacy, transparency, supplier, and accountability questions early
- Create reusable governance documents instead of one-off advice
- Support better conversations between digital, procurement, legal, and operational teams
- Maintain a human-led process for higher-risk or sensitive uses
Paragon prepares research, documentation, and implementation support for review by the organisation's responsible officers and advisers. It does not provide legal advice, statutory DPO services, certification, or official government accreditation.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this an AI system implementation service?
No. We do not build or deploy AI systems as part of this service. We help organisations structure governance, documentation, review processes, and staff guidance around proposed or existing data and AI use.
Can you sign off our DPIA or certify compliance?
No. We can help prepare and review draft materials, identify questions, and structure evidence. Final legal, statutory, security, procurement, and operational sign-off remains with the client and its appointed advisers.
Who is this service for?
It is intended for local authorities, public bodies, education organisations, charities delivering public services, and suppliers working with the public sector. The scope is adjusted to the organisation's role, data, and governance maturity.